Marcelo_Nicácio
Marcelo Nicácio
Brazilian footballer
Marcelo da Paixão Ramos Nicácio (born 5 January 1983) is a Brazilian former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo da Paixão Ramos Nicácio | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-01-05) 5 January 1983 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Bahia | ||
| 2005 | Skoda Xanthi | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Votoraty | ||
| 2007–2010 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 2007 | → CRB (loan) | ||
| 2008 | → América de Natal (loan) | ||
| 2009 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 31 | (17) |
| 2010 | → Figueirense (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Ceará | 54 | (22) |
| 2012 | Litex Lovech | 14 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | Vitória | 14 | (5) |
| 2013 | Paysandu | 25 | (8) |
| 2014 | Al-Faisaly | 20 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | Boavista | 15 | (3) |
| 2015 | → Boa Esporte (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2016 | → CSA (loan)[1] | 10 | (3) |
| 2017 | Icasa | ||
| 2018 | Atlético Cearense | 15 | (5) |
| 2018 | Manaus | 8 | (1) |
| 2018 | Santa Helena | ||
| 2019 | Jacuipense | 20 | (5) |
| 2019 | Maruinense | ||
| 2020 | Fluminense de Feira | 9 | (8) |
| 2020 | UNIRB | ||
| 2021 | Vitória das Tabocas | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | River | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | Cariri | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In January 2009 Nicácio joined Fortaleza on loan from Atlético Mineiro. In the first half of the year, he scored 13 goals in the Campeonato Cearense.[2] He also completed the season as the Série B's top goal-scorer with 17 goals.
In 2010, he signed for Figueirense and scored 2 goals in 10 matches of Série B.
Ceará
In September 2010, Nicácio joined Ceará. He made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Goiás on 20 September, coming on as a substitute for Kempes.[3] He scored his first goal on 2 October, in a 2–2 away draw against Corinthians.
In the first half of 2011, Nicácio scored 16 goals in the Campeonato Cearense and Ceará were crowned champions. He continued scoring as he scored Ceará's opening goal of the Série A match in their 3–0 win over Atlético Mineiro on 7 July.[4] On 10 August, Nicácio scored a last-minute winning goal in a 2–1 home win over São Paulo in their second stage first leg tie of the Copa Sudamericana.[5]
Litex Lovech
On 8 December 2011, Nicácio signed for Bulgarian A PFG side Litex Lovech.[6] He made his league debut on 3 March 2012 in a 3–0 home win over Vidima-Rakovski, scoring a hat-trick. Week later, he scored a brace against Svetkavitsa at the Dimitar Burkov Stadium. On 14 March, Nicácio scored a penalty in a 2–0 win over Minyor Pernik in the Bulgarian Cup. He continued his fine form scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win against Slavia Sofia on 18 March. However, 37 minutes after his goal, he received his first red card in Bulgarian football.
Vitória
On 5 July 2012, Nicácio has signed for Brazilian club Vitória.[7]
Paysandu
On 31 May 2013, Nicácio joined another team from his home country, Paysandu.[8]
All stats correct as of 2 April 2013.[9]
| Club | Season | Série B | Copa do Brasil | Cearense | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fortaleza | 2009 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ? | 13 | — | — | — | — | ? | 30 |
| Total | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ? | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 30 | |
| Club | Season | Série B | Copa do Brasil | Catarinense | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Figueirense | 2010 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Club | Season | Série A | Copa do Brasil | Cearense | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ceará | 2010 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| 2011 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 51 | 24 | |
| Total | 33 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 25 | |
| Club | Season | A PFG | Bulgarian Cup | ——— | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Litex Lovech | 2011–12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 11 |
| Total | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | |
| Club | Season | Série A | Copa do Brasil | Baiano | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória | 2012 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| 2013 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 20 | 10 | |
- Fortaleza
- Campeonato Cearense: 2009
- Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense: 2011
- Vitória
- Campeonato Baiano: 2013
Individual
- Campeonato Cearense Top scorer: 2009 (with 13 goals)
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Top scorer: 2009 (with 17 goals)
- Campeonato Cearense Top scorer: 2011 (with 16 goals)
- "Diretoria do CSA volta ao mercado e contrata atacante Marcelo Nicácio". Globoesporte.com. 1 June 2016.
- "Campeonato Cearense 2009 Statistics". bolanaarea.com.
- "Ceará 1–1 Goiás". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Ceará 3–0 Atlético Mineiro". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- "Copa Sudamericana: Ceara edge ahead". espn.go.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- "Литекс взе бразилски голаджия" (in Bulgarian). pfclitex.com. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- "Vitória contrata atacante Marcelo Nicácio" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- "Paysandu contrata o atacante Marcelo Nicácio" (in Portuguese). paysandu.com. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- "Marcelo Nicácio Career Statistics". soccerway.com.
- Marcelo Nicácio at FootballDatabase.eu